Jurnal Internasional vol.12 issue 1 2022
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
A qualitative study of COVID-19 related reasons for delayed presentation of patients with chest pain during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Title
Jurnal Internasional vol.12 issue 1 2022
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
A qualitative study of COVID-19 related reasons for delayed presentation of patients with chest pain during the COVID-19 pandemic
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
A qualitative study of COVID-19 related reasons for delayed presentation of patients with chest pain during the COVID-19 pandemic
Subject
Chest pain
Acute coronary syndrome (ACS)
Delayed presentation
Qualitative study
Acute coronary syndrome (ACS)
Delayed presentation
Qualitative study
Description
Introduction: In previous pandemics such as the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa, it has been observed that
patients with non-pandemic related complaints, delay their presentation to hospital. Similarly, delayed pre-
sentation of patients with chest pain during the COVID-19 pandemic has been documented. This qualitative
study identified the COVID-19 related reasons which lead to this delay.
Methods: A qualitative study based on 10 individual patient interviews. Half of these were conducted at a public
hospital emergency centre (EC) and the other half at a private EC.
Results: A variety of psychosocial factors were identified as themes for delayed presentation. Interestingly, the
fear of contracting COVID-19 at the hospital was not found to be an important theme in our study. Rather,
confusion around hospital protocols during the pandemic was identified as a recurrent theme.
Discussion: This study found that confusion about COVID-19 hospital protocols was the major pandemic related
delaying factor. A number of themes unrelated to COVID-19 were also identified.
patients with non-pandemic related complaints, delay their presentation to hospital. Similarly, delayed pre-
sentation of patients with chest pain during the COVID-19 pandemic has been documented. This qualitative
study identified the COVID-19 related reasons which lead to this delay.
Methods: A qualitative study based on 10 individual patient interviews. Half of these were conducted at a public
hospital emergency centre (EC) and the other half at a private EC.
Results: A variety of psychosocial factors were identified as themes for delayed presentation. Interestingly, the
fear of contracting COVID-19 at the hospital was not found to be an important theme in our study. Rather,
confusion around hospital protocols during the pandemic was identified as a recurrent theme.
Discussion: This study found that confusion about COVID-19 hospital protocols was the major pandemic related
delaying factor. A number of themes unrelated to COVID-19 were also identified.
Creator
Hanlie Dreyer , Katya De Oliveira , Vidya Lalloo , Andreas Engelbrecht
Source
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.afjem.2021.10.002
Date
26 October 2021
Contributor
peri irawan
Format
pdf
Language
english
Type
text
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Citation
Hanlie Dreyer , Katya De Oliveira , Vidya Lalloo , Andreas Engelbrecht , “Jurnal Internasional vol.12 issue 1 2022
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
A qualitative study of COVID-19 related reasons for delayed presentation of patients with chest pain during the COVID-19 pandemic,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed December 22, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/1887.
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
A qualitative study of COVID-19 related reasons for delayed presentation of patients with chest pain during the COVID-19 pandemic,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed December 22, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/1887.